wildfires More CA headlines: heat wave; wealthy undercounted in census; Foster Farms shutdown for covid outbreak By Emily Hoeven | CALmatters | September 4, 2020 Plus what it would cost California to reopen schools under new public health guidelines.
Bay Area Worst yet to come for California fires By Emily Hoeven | CALmatters | August 24, 2020 14 of California’s 20 largest wildfires have occurred since 2007 — 8 of them in the last 5 years. Today the state has 78 more “fire days” than it did 50 years ago.
kamala harris Crises collide as fires rage By Emily Hoeven | CALmatters | August 20, 2020 Fires, poor air quality, blackouts, heat waves -- oh, and a global pandemic.
California Pressure mounts on Newsom for reopening plan By Emily Hoeven | CALmatters | August 19, 2020 Cases, hospitalizations, and deaths decline--and schools are eligible to reopen if counties stay off the watch list.
California Bigger blackouts ahead By Emily Hoeven | CALmatters | August 18, 2020 Unclear who's at fault for failing to predict and plan for energy shortages.
Bay Area The weekend: blackouts, lightning, fire tornado — and first shutoffs in 20 years By Emily Hoeven | CALmatters | August 17, 2020 The National Weather Service on Sunday extended a red flag fire warning for the entire Bay Area until 11 a.m. Monday morning.
California Uber, Lyft lose first battle to CA By Emily Hoeven | CALmatters | August 11, 2020 The California vs Uber/Lyft war is far from over — but Big Tech lost the first battle over AB5.
California CA Director of Public Health resigns By Emily Hoeven | CALmatters | August 10, 2020 Resignation comes a week after a tech glitch resulted in an undercount of coronavirus cases and confusion about the scope of infections.
libby schaaf Protests escalate across California By Emily Hoeven | CALmatters | July 27, 2020 In Oakland, "agitators" set fire to the Alameda County courthouse and smashed police station windows.
COVID-19 Testing re-emerges as major challenge By Emily Hoeven | CALmatters | July 10, 2020 The state is now grappling with a three-headed hydra of supply constraints, overwhelmed labs and delayed processing of tests.